Golden Basilisk Awards - Categories

There are 10 open categories in the Golden Basilisks, each of which is available for you to nominate your site to.  However, not all sites will be eligible for all categories, and it would not be possible for any site to enter all 10 - as such, you'll want to pick your categories carefully.  There is no limit to how many categories your site can enter, so you can select as many as your site is eligible for.  Read through the descriptions below to get an idea of what each category is about, and then head over to the Nominations page.

Best Domain
The best domain category is for sites that have purchased their own web domain, rather than being hosted by someone else.  Entrants in this category must be based solely on Harry Potter - multi-fandom sites with a HP section should be entered into the 'Best Subdomain' category.
Best Subdomain/Hosted Site
This category is open to all those who operate a website that borrows space from another domain - either a subdomain on another site, or free webspace providers like Yahoo! GeoCities or Angelfire.  Communities on LiveJournal and MySpace are also eligible for this category.
Best New Site
This category, a new addition for the 2009 round, is open to any website that has been operating since the last round of the Golden Basilisk Awards - specifically, any site that was launched from August 2007 onwards.
Best Veteran Site
The obvious counterpart to the category above, this award is open to all sites that have been running for longer than two years.  Any sites which entered for awards in our last round should find this category of particular interest.
Best Content
If your site prides itself on having a wide variety of content, then this category is one you won't want to miss - examples of content might include editorials, media galleries, news reporting, canon guides, and so on.
Best Fanwork
Fanwork - by which we mean fanart, fanfiction, and any other fan-generated materials - is an important feature of many HP sites out there.  If yours would fit that description, a nomination in this category is a must.
Best Forums
It's quite simple.  Do you have a forum?  If the answer is 'yes', then this is a category you might be interested in.  Non-public forums are allowed, but remember it means many voters won't be able to see what you have to offer.
Best Site Name
We normally expect this one to be hotly contested - after all, every site has a name, whether it's based on canon, derived from fanon, or made up on the spot.  But if you feel your sobriquet is special or your moniker magical, throw your hat in the ring.
Best Resources
We've always been impressed with the variety of resources sites contain to help others improve their own sites and fanwork - tutorials, writing tips, beta-reading programs, site hosting, and so on.  The Best Resources award seeks to reward such endeavour.
Best RPG
Any and all Harry Potter-related Role-Playing Games should be entered into this category - any kind of role-playing is acceptable, whether forum-based, or centered around a blog network. 

In addition to the categories above, the TBC Crew will be granting a special award - The Golden Basilisk - to one standout site that we think is worthy.  (That's just one - regardless of how many entries we get.)  Every single site in the awards will be considered, no matter how large the site is, or how popular.  We'll be taking a lot of things into account, including the votes we've received, our own opinions, how original the site is, how much we fancy the webmaster, what they've achieved since starting, how big a bribe they're offering, how long they've been running, how user-friendly it is, use of graphics, and so on.  (Note: Some items on this list may not be entirely serious.)